No Yeast Soft Donut Recipe (2024)

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My delicious homemade No Yeast Soft Donut Recipe is so quick and easy to make. Just mix, shape, fry and glaze. Oh and don't forget to eat them too 🙂

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This is truly my all time favourite, easiest donut recipe EVER !!!

I love working with yeast recipes, but there are times when you really want a quick tea time treat. Then this is a perfect recipe for moments like those.

There is no kneading or waiting for the dough to rise.

I do have a really great yeast donut recipe as well if you would like to try that out. Just click here to get the recipe.

However, if you want a quick and easy recipe then that is okay too because I have you covered with this No Yeast Soft Donut Recipe.

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Since this is a yeast-free recipe, the texture of these donuts will be different compared to the yeast donuts.

Instead of the airy bread-like texture, you get with yeast donuts, these are of a more fluffy soft cake-like texture. When fried it is soft on the inside with a crispy crust on the outside. So irresistibly delicious.

If you prefer a softer outer crust then glaze the donuts while still hot. As it soaks in it will create a softer crust.

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Delicious sweet toppings

  • Roll the warm donuts in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar
  • Dip in warm melted white, dark or milk chocolate
  • Add a bit of fun with colour sprinkles over the chocolate
  • Drizzle glaze over the donuts as I have done with this recipe.

These donuts are really easy to make with basic ingredients and no kneading required.

WET INGREDIENTS

Start by melting the butter in the microwave or stovetop. Once melted, remove from the heat and add in the oil and milk. Mix until combined and set aside.

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DRY INGREDIENTS

In another bowl, sift the flour and baking powder and Stir in the sugar and salt.

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COMBINE WET AND DRY INGREDIENTS

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the melted butter mixture.

Using a spoon, mix until combined. Add a tablespoon of flour to the dough if you feel that it is too sticky.

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FORM A SOFT DOUGH, CUT AND FRY

Gather the mixture to form a soft dough. Do not knead the dough.

Press out the dough to about ½ inch / 12mm thickness and cut out using a donut or cookie cutter.

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In a deep-frying pan or pot, heat up oil to deep fry the donuts.

To check whether the oil is hot enough, fry a little bit of dough in the oil. You will know when the oil is ready if the dough turns a golden brown and floats to the top.

Carefully drop the donuts into the oil. Allow the donuts to fry for about 3 minutes per side or until golden brown.

Transfer the cooked donuts onto a plate lined with paper towels.

Glaze the donuts while still warm ( optional)

To make the glaze, mix 1 ½ cups / 170g powdered / icing sugar with 2-3 tablespoons of hot water.

Whisk well until silky and smooth and dip one side of the donuts into the glaze. Place the glazed donuts onto a wire rack. Allow excess glaze to drip off the donuts.

These donuts are best eaten immediately or preferably on the same day that it has been prepared.

So give these a try the next time you want a quick and easy comfort dessert...really easy and so delicious.

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No Yeast Soft Donut Recipe

My delicious homemade No Yeast Soft Donut Recipe is so quick and easy to make. Just mix, shape,fry and glaze. Oh and don't forget to eat it too. This is truly my all time favorite, easiest donut recipe EVER.

Course cake / dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 20 donuts

Ingredients

US Customary - Metric

FOR THE DONUTS

    WET INGREDIENTS

    • ¼ cup butter
    • ½ cup milk
    • 2 tablespoons oil plus extra for deep frying

    DRY INGREDIENTS

    • 2 cups all purpose or cake flour or plain flour
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt

    FOR THE GLAZE

    • 1 ½ cups powdered / icing sugar
    • 2-3 Tablespoons hot water

    Instructions

    TO MAKE THE DONUTS

      WET INGREDIENTS

      • Melt the butter in the microwave or on the stovetop. Once melted,add in the oil and milk. Mix until combined and set aside.

      DRY INGREDIENTS

      • In another bowl, sift the flour and baking powder and stir in the sugar and salt.

      COMBINE THE WET AND DRY INGREDIENTS

      • Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the melted butter mixture.

      • Using a spoon, mix until combined. Add a tablespoon (9g) of flour to the dough if you feel that it is too sticky. Do not knead the dough SEE NOTE 1

      FORM A SOFT DOUGH, CUT AND FRY

      • Turn out the dough onto a floured surface. Press out the dough to about ½ inch / 12mm thickness and cut out using a donut or cookie cutter.

      • In a deep frying pan or pot, heat up oil to deep fry the donuts. To know when it's hot enough, fry a little bit of dough in the oil. You will know when the oil is ready if the dough turns a golden brown and floats to the top. carefully drop the donuts into the oil. Allow the donuts to fry for about 3 minutes per side or until golden brown.

      • Transfer the cooked donuts onto a plate lined with paper towels.

      • Glaze the donuts while still warm.

      TO MAKE THE GLAZE ( THIS IS OPTIONAL- USE ANY TOPPINGS OR FROSTING YOU PREFER)

      • Mix powdered / icing sugar with 2-3 tablespoons of hot water. Whisk well until silky and smooth and dip one side of the donuts into the glaze. Place the glazed donuts onto a wire rack .Allow excess glaze to drip off the donuts.

      • These donuts are best eaten immediately or preferably on the same day that it has been prepared.

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      Notes

      1. Work lightly and gently with the dough. Overhandling and kneading can cause it to crumble and break during frying.

      Nutrition

      Serving: 1donut | Calories: 83kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 85mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg

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      No Yeast Soft Donut Recipe (2024)

      FAQs

      What is the secret for soft doughnuts? ›

      There's only one way to make doughnuts even softer and fluffier and that is by scalding some of the flour. Scalding is a technique used to not only make bread softer, but also to make it stay soft for longer. You can use it for pretty much any recipe you like.

      What can I use instead of yeast for donuts? ›

      You can use baking soda or baking powder to make cake donuts, sometimes known as fry cakes. That's what my local Wegmans calls them, at any rate. They tend to be a bit denser than yeast raised donuts, but equally delicious.

      How do you keep homemade donuts soft? ›

      You can refrigerate the doughnuts, but leaving them at room temperature for one to two days is safe as long as they don't have a creme filling. Most of the time, you can stash the container in your cupboard. You want to remove the doughnuts from direct sunlight to prevent them from drying or growing mold.

      Do all donuts need yeast? ›

      Although ingredients are basically the same for all donuts, they are characterized by their leavening agent. Cake donuts are made from a kind of cake batter which is chemically leavened with baking powder or baking soda. Yeast donuts are made from dough leavened with yeast.

      Why are Krispy Kreme doughnuts so soft? ›

      A batch of original glazed starts with Krispy Kreme doughnut mix, water and yeast, the same single-cell fungi used to make bread rise. The yeast is what makes the original glazed so light -- it puffs the dough up with air, so it's not dense like a cake doughnut (more on this later).

      What is the forbidden donut? ›

      Marge explains that he ate the entire wedding cake by himself… before the wedding. On the back Homer pledges his soul to Marge, and the jury finds that his soul is the property of Marge, not the devil's. The devil begrudgingly agrees, but instead of taking Homer's soul, he turns his head into a big donut.

      Does Dunkin donuts use yeast in their donuts? ›

      Donut: Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Palm Oil, Yeast Donut Concentrate [Soy Flour, Salt, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda), Wheat Starch, Whey (a milk derivative), Nonfat Dry Milk, Gum Blend (Cellulose Gum, ...

      Do Krispy Kreme donuts have yeast? ›

      If you're eating a jelly- or a cream-filled doughnut, you are eating a yeast doughnut. Of course, the pinnacle of the yeast doughnut variety is the Original Glazed made by Krispy Kreme (more below). Cake doughnuts, on the other hand, are denser—dare we say, cakier—and better for dunking in your coffee.

      How do you keep donuts from getting hard? ›

      Place your donuts in storage bags or airtight containers.

      If you plan on eating your donuts within 1-2 days, you can just keep them at room temperature.

      Why are my homemade donuts so dense? ›

      Stiff/Dense Donuts: Under proofed dough. Poke the dough, if it springs back too quickly they are under proofed and need more time. Cracked Donuts: The donuts could be under-proofed, you didn't get a clean cut on the donuts when cutting them out, or the dough was too cold.

      Why are my donuts not fluffy? ›

      Underproofed – leads to stiffer (denser) donuts that don't puff up well when fried. Cracked donuts – this may have happened if you used a cutter and it wasn't sharp enough to cut through the dough cleanly. Or the dough is underproofed or too cold.

      Can I use baking powder instead of yeast for donuts? ›

      This version is a yeast free version and also an instant version. It is made with baking powder and it has a cake like texture in the doughnuts so these are called as cake doughnuts. I loved it so much. Because the dough is made under 10 mins and these doughnuts from start to finish is made under 30 mins.

      Is it better to bake or fry donuts? ›

      While many prefer the light and crispy texture of a fried donut, leaving the deep fryer in the cabinet and baking your cake donuts instead makes for healthier, less oily donuts. It's also safer and easier to clean up, given that you don't have to deal with lots of hot oil.

      What's the difference between old fashioned donuts and regular donuts? ›

      Nineteenth century recipes for "old-fashioned donuts" are made with yeast, but in modern doughnut shops an "old-fashioned doughnut" is usually a cake doughnut. Historically, the terms are used imprecisely, and some controversy has arisen over the meaning of the terms doughnut, cruller and fry cake.

      What softens donuts? ›

      Raise the temperature of the frying oil slightly, and don't crowd the pan. Too many pieces in the oil at once will lower the temperature and cause the dough to soak up oil. What makes a doughnut soft and fluffy? Yeast.

      What is the secret ingredient in Krispy Kreme donuts? ›

      What is the secret to Krispy Kreme Donuts? The secret to Krispy Kreme doughnuts is of course the sweet glaze, and this is achieved by bathing the doughnuts in a glaze of icing sugar, vanilla extract and milk, for a thicker glaze increase the quantity of icing sugar by a few spoons.

      What makes my doughnut hard? ›

      Frying at too low a temperature will result in greasy doughnuts with a tough crust. Try this: Watch the oil's temperature carefully as you fry and adjust the heat as needed to maintain a temperature between 350°F and 360°F.

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